Montgomery County is canceling all jury trials in the month of August. Presiding Judge Johnny Hardwick made the decision to cancel due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The jury trials that were set to take place in August will be rescheduled at a later date. The order states that it will remain in effect until further order of…
One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Monday night in Montgomery County. 58-year-old Walter J. Voytek, of Grady, was killed when the car he was driving left the roadway and overturned. The crash happened around 8:15 on Alabama 94 west, near the 12-mile marker, approximately 20 miles south of Montgomery. ALEA is investigating the cause of the crash. Categories:…
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the death investigation on Friday in Pike Road is now a homicide.
The American Rescue Plan Act has awarded the city of Montgomery, $44 million and Montgomery county $41 million. Officials from the city and county are trying to work together to determine how the funds should be spent to better the community.
The father charged with capital murder in the death of his one-month-old son has a prior history with law enforcement. According to court records, 32-year-old Caleb Whisnand, Sr., was arrested on several drug-related charges dating back to December 2017. In June 2020, Whisnand was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment and possession of a controlled substance in Elmore County after…
The body of a missing infant last seen in north Montgomery has been found.
Montgomery County has been surpassed in population by fast-growing Baldwin County, home to the state’s largest beach communities and towns along Mobile Bay’s eastern shore.
Montgomery City/County Emergency Management Agency said a stretch of Dozier Road in the county is currently closed. EMA Director Christina Thornton said the county engineering department made the decision to close a section of Dozier Road to the toll bridge due to flooding from the Tallapoosa River. Thornton says drivers need to find alternate routes for the remainder of the…
Masks will no longer be required when entering a county building in Montgomery. The Montgomery County Commission voted Tuesday to lift the mask requirement inside Montgomery County Offices. Commissioners are still strongly encouraging the public and employees to exercise personal responsibility and continue to wash hands, practice social distancing and wear masks when appropriate. The statewide mask mandate ended on…
The 2020 general election is two weeks away and thousands of absentee ballots have been cast in Alabama. There are nine days left to apply for an absentee ballot. To vote absentee in person, all a registered voter has to do is provide phone ID and complete a one page application. In Montgomery County, absentee voting is happening at the…
